Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-02
Personals and Briefs.

Senator Charles Gee, of Prince
George county, was in the city yester-
day.
Miss Mamie p Foster, OF Norfolk,
is visiting Mrs. W. T. Tyrer, of 522!
north First street.
Treasurcrs W. ". Brand, of Roanoke,
and }. NJ. Curtis, Of Warwick, were in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. B. c. Baylor and family, who
spent the summer in Ashland, returned
to the city yesterday.
The collections in the Police Court
during August were larger than ever
before in any one month.
Everything was exceedingly quiet at
the Henrico court house yesterday.
There was not an item ahoat.
Mrs. John O. Taylor, 512 north
Eighth street, is visiting her cousin,
Colonel Meeks, of New York.
Miss Nary S. Shelton, of 213 south
Third street, left yesterday afternoon
for school in King and Queen county
Mr.. J. u. X. Sleight has returned to
the city, greatly benefited by q few
weeks OF recreation and rest at the sea-
side.
Mrs. 7. Y. Mitchell is spending n
few weeks with friends in Goochland
county. Miss Carrie Gale left the city
with her.
DR.. George b. Steel returned to the
city yesterday from Old Point, where
he had been for several days attending
the dental convention.
Workmen were engaged yesterday
putting up two new cables on Ninth
street for the telephone company.
Each cable has fifty wires.
Rev. DR.. Moses d. Hoge has con-
sented to accept the invitation to open
the services with prayer on the occa-
sion Of the Lee.monument corner
stone laying.
At the weekly practice of the East
End Shooting Club held yesterday af-
liam II. Dickinson won the gold medal.
striking nine balls out of possible
ten.
On Wednesday Deputy Sergeant j.
NJ. Macon purchased sturgeon weigh
ing 100 pounds. which was served for
dinner at the Jail yesterday, and the
prisoners seemed to enjoy it very
much.
Hon. William T. Strong, mayor OF
New Brunswick, n. j., and Mr.. Robert
J. Leyerich, of the same city, are here
on their first visit South. Mr.. George
Ives has them in charge, and will make
their visit n pleasant one.
Kessnich's Band will repeat the Capt.
tol-Square programme at Monroe Park
tonight with the exception OF two
numbers. " Hunting Scene " will be
substituted for " Herald Angels and
Continental March" " for "Caryl
March. "
DIR. John L. Buchanan, State Super
intendent of Public Instruction, quotes
the record to show that what is said in
Mahone's circular about the hawking
of school warrants " since the Demo
cratic party came into power is utterly
without truth.
The meeting of the Executive Com
mittee OF the Pickett Division Asso-
citation which was to have been held
last night was postponed until the
regular meeting next Thursday night
on account of the indisposition OF Cap
tain E. 2. Reeve, the chairman.
Randolph Alexander, the old man
who, when first arrested for yagrancy
about two weeks ago, spoke so familiar.
ly of Abe Lincoln, jeff Davis, and
other statesmen, was before the Police
Court yesterday for being drunk and a
vagrsnt. He was sent to jail for SIX
months IN default of security.
Professor G. E. Vawter. of the Miller
Manual-Labor School of Albemarle, has
presented to DIR. Buchanan, Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction, a very
handsome revolving bookcase, which
was made at that school. 1t is of the
finest black walnut, is an improved
style, and the workmanship reflects
credit upon the genius of the pupils OF
the school who had hand IN its manu-
facture,